Objective To prove up college students’ employment pressure and its effect on suicidal ideation.Method The employment pressure and suicidal ideation of 593 college students was investigated and analyzed with the method of random cluster sampling.Results Overall scores on employment pressure among college students were（2.84±0.61）.Employment pressure of female students was higher than that of male students

employment pressure of junior college students was higher than that of undergraduate students

and that of college students from rural areas was higher than those from urban areas

and the differences were statistically significant（p<0.01）;differences in employment pressure between students of liberal arts and those of science and engineering had no statistical significance（p>0.05）;number of college students having suicidal ideation in the group with high employment pressure was remarkably higher than that in the group with low employment pressure（χ2=14.21

p<0.01）;suicidal ideation had a significant regression on employment pressure while employment pressure was a positive predictor of suicidal ideation

and 13.7% variation of suicidal ideation could be explained with the variation of employment pressure（β=0.135

p<0.01）.Conclusion The general condition of employment pressure among college students is under medium level

which is different among students with different gender

education background and source of students.Employment pressure is an important influencing factor of suicidal ideation.Colleges and universities should pay attention to ease the employment pressure and carry out positive and effective life education when conducting education on employment among students.